Recent content by jahn

A mate of mine used to crack up when he drove past 'Nord's Wharf' for some reason, but I was born in one of those imaginative place naming towns, called, Long Jetty, just next door to, 'The Entrance' (to the lake that the jetty was on :o ) And just a point of interest, the street we lived in...

Hi Thought I should mention to Harris, was not having a go at you, but mentioning that wealth is what you make of it. Just read an article today abou Bill Gates etc, and their 29 BILLION trust. The amount seems obscene, but what they are doing wth it, fantastic. Just goes to show. Save...

Hi I was wondering where this idea came from Only ten percent of the worlds population has access to things like TV, video, phone, water, etc and surprisingly, it seems ten percent of the worlds population is not happy or satisfied. Guess what group :rolleyes: ) There is more to life...

Hi all Interesting thread. It's interesting reading a thread, while listening to the vultures circling overhead, wondering what is going to remain when they all die. I am not a spokes person for the "group", but yes, I am one of that category. I don't plan to die in a hurry. As old as I...

H The words "I told you so" keep ringing in my ears when I tell my Mother I have another appointment in 2 weeks with the skin cancer people. Can't add up the times I heard "put a hat on" etc (that was 40 years ago :o ) Now our son has heard from someone at work that there is a unit in...

Hi all I think I am in trouble. "No 4WD, no swimming pool, no expensive boat, no plasma telly ........" and I don't even like crab. (Nothing against them personally :o ) I know what you mean with investment conversations. I have a boss who I see occassionally, and we get along pretty well...

Hi all And one of the most interesting things is, that this is so many years on, and time has not changed the relevance of the coments/thoughts Since then, property and investments have surged, levelled dropped, etc, And it was also good to finish on a good note :o :D jahn

Hi Kevin Well done.! Sounds very impressive. Since I was brought up in NSW and "Brick is the way to go", that's the way I went. Also semed better for depreciation schedule Sounds lke you may be able to get some idea of property values up there :D I did hear that Bracken Ridge had CG...

Hi TFB Awesome spreadsheet It will take me heaps to get into it, don't know how you put it together. I'm not too good at designing spreadsheets, but can use simple ones,:D Seems there is a cell problem (very minor) with Rent versus buy, calculation. I think a cell no has been duplicated...

Hi Superb Seems like you have a thing against politicians :) (Western ones ?) I don't think I'd be too happy with bank interest at 5.5%, especially after reading your "tag" :D jahn

Hi No calls YET, but I watched some of it when I had some spare time (Too cold and wet to go outside), and it seemed VERY slow to me. If I gave it to my friend to watch, I think I would not be friends anymore because there was it dragged on. Must admit I picked up a couple of small tips, but...

Hi Kevin I was hoping for a bit more enthusiasm for Bracken Ridge like Taffe nearby, easy access to rail station, not too far away from the Bay, etc (nothing at all to do with the fact we have an IP there :) ) By the way, hadn't noticed the tag at end of post, until I saw this quote from the...

Hi If they leave, where will they go.? The central Coast with a growing population has a dam that has never been 100% full, is 15% full at the moment, and the local councils have done nothng to fix/change the situation except buy water from Newcastle Residents will get fined for even having a...

Hi Can't argue with that Jacque, except when it comes to news about the kids, or family, then it's move out of the way or get run over until we find out everything is OK And how does that happen that women live longer. Is it that the fellas give up easier :o or are they worn ouy and used up...

Hi Tooney I have to agree. When the high interest rates hit many years ago (18% I think from memory), we struggled to keep up, but had little choice, and then when interest rates settled and we sold/moved, we made more money on that property, than the wages I earned for the 3 years we were...